Camera erecting system

Details Camera erecting system Camera erecting system

1986-12-22

1987-08-25

Mathews, A. A.

354187, G03B 1503, G03B 1704

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046889132

ABSTRACT:
A folding camera having a flash unit, a flash unit housing, a lens housing, and a main housing which receives the flash unit, the flash unit housing, and the lens housing in nested fashion to form a relatively small package when the camera is folded. The erection system for the camera employs an over-center toggle linkage. The over-center toggle links of the erected camera cannot be folded unless the flash unit is first folded into the flash unit housing whereby the over-center toggle linkage is detoggled. Once the over-center toggle links are detoggled, the entire camera can be folded into a relatively small package. The erection system of the camera employs springs which store energy when the camera is folded. A latch mechanism keeps the camera folded, but when the latch is actuated, the springs erect the camera.

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patent: 3589253 (1971-06-01), Erlichman
patent: 3641894 (1972-02-01), Conner
patent: 4104662 (1978-08-01), Fukuda
patent: 4389110 (1983-06-01), Pizzuti
patent: 4452520 (1984-06-01), Kaplan
patent: 4542967 (1985-09-01), Costa et al.

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